Where does “poslužiti” come from?

poslužiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

poslužiti (Serbo-Croatian): to serve, be of use; to make use of, use,...

Definitions

  1. to serve, be of use; to make use of, use,...

Ancestry of “poslužiti”, step by step

poslužiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Serbo-Croatian služiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianslužitito serve; to make use of, use; to help oneself
2Proto-Slavic*služìtito serve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →